Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Disputanta (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Disputanta. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Disputanta is located in Prince George County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Prince George County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Disputanta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Disputanta:
- Prince George County (The home county of Disputanta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Newville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Garysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Burrowsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Amelia County
- Ammon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Westover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Charles City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Matoaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Meadowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chesterfield Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Beulah Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Rowanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Grant Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Sutherland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greensville County
- Jarratt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Turner Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Varina Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Elko
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Currituck Farms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Fort Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Green Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Lee Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sandston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Raynor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Zuni
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Magnet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rushmere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Norge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Kent County
- New Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond City
- Montrose Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Joyner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Ivor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Doles Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Worrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Sedley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Capron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Drewryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Vincent Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Carsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Dendron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Surry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beachland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Itata
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Scotland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Stony Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Disputanta, see our County-by-County Page for Disputanta.
Cemeteries Near Disputanta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Disputanta.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Disputanta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Disputanta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Centerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Loving Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Disputanta had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Disputanta, with the one closest to Disputanta listed first.
- Newville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Savedge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Savedge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savedge
- Homeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Homeville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Carsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rowanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Booker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Westover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Disputanta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Disputanta.
Newspapers Published in Disputanta ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Disputanta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Disputanta, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Disputanta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Disputanta:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Disputanta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Disputanta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |